Telstar 5
| Telstar 5 | |
|---|---|
| Start date | May 24, 1997 |
| Launcher | Proton-K Block-DM4 |
| Launch site | Baikonur |
| Manufacturer | Space Systems / Loral |
| model | LS-1300 |
| lifespan | 12 years |
| operator | Intelsat |
| Playback information | |
| Transponder | 24 C-band, 28 Ku-band transponders |
| Transponder performance | 3200 watts |
| Bandwidth | 24x36 MHz + 4x54 MHz and 24x27 MHz |
| EIRP | CONUS: 38.8 dBW or 48.3 dBW |
| Others | |
| Electrical power | 10 kW |
| position | |
| First position | 97 ° west |
| Actual position | 93.1 ° West |
| List of geostationary satellites | |
Telstar 5 was the name of an American communications satellite that was launched by Loral Skynet . Since February 15, 2007 it has been operated by Intelsat under the name Galaxy 25 , previously as Intelsat Americas 5 (IA-5).
It was built to provide communications (digital satellite television) services to the United States, southern Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. It is equipped with 24 C-band and 28 Ku-band transponders that generate a total of 3200 watts of HF output power.
The three-axis stabilized, box-shaped satellite was built by Space Systems / Loral (SS / L) on the basis of their LS-1300 satellite bus. The solar cells with a span of around 31 m initially provided a total of around 10 kW of power. The planned service life was twelve years. At the end of 2008 it was replaced by the Galaxy 19 .
The Telstar 6 satellite (Intelsat Americas 6 (IA 6), Galaxy 26) is practically identical to the Telstar 5 and was launched from Baikonur on February 15, 1999 with a Proton-K launcher with a Block DM3 upper stage.
Web links
- Gunter's Space Page: Telstar-5 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ LyngSat: Galaxy 25
- ↑ Telstar 1: The age of satellite communication began 40 years ago today on www.wissenschaft.de on July 10, 2002